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Fritillaria royelei hook - Kṣīrakākolī

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Kṣīrakākolī consists of the dried whole bulb of Fritillaria roylei. It is a glabrous herb 6-24 m in height. It is found in Western temperate Himalayas from Kumaon to Kashmir at an altitude of 2500-4000 m; processed by boiling.

Uses

Asthma, Tubrculosis, Fever, Burning sensation, Rheumatism, Eye disease.

Parts Used

Bulb, Roots.

Chemical Composition

Alkaloids Kashimirine (imperialine), peimine, Peimisine, Propeimine, Peimiphine and Peimitidine.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi Kshira, Kakoli
Malayalam
Tamil Kshira, Kakoli
Telugu Kshira, Kakoli
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Fritillary


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Madhura

Guna

Snigdha, Guru

Veerya

Śīta

Vipaka

Śīta

Karma

Vātahara, Pittahara, Rasāyana, Stanyajanana, Kaphakara

Prabhava

Habit

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Pink Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled Seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Alpine slopes and in shrubberies, 2700 - 4000 metres, from Pakistan to Uttar Pradesh.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Alpine slopes, Western Himalaya, Shrubberies, Tropical area.

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References

  1. The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-13
  2. [Morphology]
  3. "Cultivation detail"

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